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JW Winco opens branch office in Canada
- Apr 21, 2020
- News Release
Standard industrial machine components supplier JW Winco Inc., A Ganter Company, New Berlin, Wis., has opened a new branch and distribution center in Woodbridge, Ont. J.W. Winco Canada Inc. has more than 6,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space and more than 2,300 sq. ft. of office space. The location...
- From The Fabricator
1980s: The search for productivity in metal fabrication
In the 1980s metal fabricators questioned what they needed to do to be as productive as peers in Japan and Germany.
- From The Additive Report
No-crash course: webcast about AM simulation software
- By Don Nelson
- Apr 17, 2020
- Blog Post
A webcast presented by CGTech/VERICUT discusses how simulation, verification, and optimization software not only prevents crashes but improves additive manufacturing operations.
- From The Fabricator
Rex-Cut Velocity mounted points grind stainless steel
- Apr 16, 2020
- Product Release
Rex-Cut Abrasives has introduced Velocity mounted points for fast stock removal on small or hard-to-reach work areas. Constructed with a zirconia alumina and aluminum oxide grain blend in a resin bond, the points are suitable for grinding stainless steel and other heat-sensitive materials. They...
- From The Additive Report
Canadian makers 3D-print PPE in response to COVID-19
- By Kip Hanson
- Apr 16, 2020
- Article
An Ontario supplier of educational products mobilizes makers to 3D-print ‘tens of thousands’ of face shields for health-care workers.
- From The Fabricator
Multimedia series highlights resilience in America’s industrial heartland
- Apr 15, 2020
- News Release
The importance of the manufacturing sector and its workers past, present, and future has been made even clearer during the COVID-19 pandemic, when American manufacturers have been asked to step up to produce the things their country needs. The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has published a...
- From The Fabricator
Ford producing PPE, test kits to fight pandemic
- Apr 15, 2020
- News Release
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., is expanding its efforts to design and produce urgently needed medical equipment and supplies for health care workers, first responders, and patients fighting the coronavirus. In addition to the current production of more than 3 million face shields in Plymouth,...
- From The Fabricator
Takt time in a nonrepetitive manufacturing environment
- By Jeff Sipes
- Apr 13, 2020
- Article
Analyzing takt time makes sense in low-product-mix production, but it also makes sense in a high-product-mix environment—if you take the right approach with the lean manufacturing tool.
- From The Fabricator
Free webinars, resources present management strategies during COVID-19 pandemic
- Apr 13, 2020
- News Release
Several free webinars and other resources are now available to help business leaders navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on their companies. Boston-based Sustainable Performance Institute offers the following upcoming webinars: “Boost organizational resilience: People, processes,...
- From The Additive Report
Simulating additive manufacturing processes with VERICUT
- Apr 13, 2020
- Article
The Additive module of CGTech’s VERICUT software simulates both additive and traditional machining (milling or turning) capabilities of the new hybrid CNC machines. (Special thanks to BeAM Machines.) With most in-person events on hold, you can continue to showcase your technologies and products...
- From The Fabricator
Despite the bumpy COVID-19 ride, metal fabricators endure
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 10, 2020
- Blog Post
In early March, one Pennsylvania fabricator, like many shops, was running full-out. Then came COVID-19, and within an extraordinarily short period, everything changed.
- From The Fabricator
What the COVID-19 stimulus packages mean for manufacturers
- By Stephen Barlas
- Apr 9, 2020
- Blog Post
Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to help private businesses during this economic slowdown. Perhaps the most anticipated part of the relief package is the $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses with fewer than 500 employees.
- From The Fabricator
Communication crucial for fab shops navigating a crisis
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 7, 2020
- Blog Post
During this time of crisis caused by COVID-19, managers at one contract metal fabricator are keeping everyone informed as to where things stand and where they think things are headed.
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing supply chains, jobs reports show obvious downturn amid COVID-19 crisis
- By Gareth Sleger
- Apr 6, 2020
- Blog Post
No surprise: March's manufacturing supply chain and unemployment reports show a significant downturn amid COVID-19 crisis. And April's numbers are only expected to continue the decline.
- From The Fabricator
STI/SPFA hires executive VP
- Apr 6, 2020
- News Release
The Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association, Lake Zurich, Ill., has hired Tim O'Toole as executive vice president. He succeeds Wayne Geyer, who will retire in late 2020. O'Toole has worked for the past 18 years in nonprofit association marketing and communications, membership...
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